Heel lining for boots and shoes



Oct. 9, 1923. I 1,469,853

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UNITED STATES 1,469,853 PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC- STEIN AND SAMUEL STEIN, 0F REVERE, MASSACHUSETTS.

HEEL LINING FOR BOOTS AND SHOES.

Application filed January 15, 1923. Seriat No. 612,668.

boots and shoes and has for its object to provide a lining for the heel portion of boots and shoes, said lining being formed in a single piece from any suitable flexible sheet material, preferably leather, said material being cut in such a manner that it i may be folded and fashioned to fit the heel portion of a shoe upon the interior thereof and utilized as an auxiliary lining where the" original lining ,of the shoe has become worn and needs repairing or where the addition of a small amount of material at the heel portion of the shoe will improve the fit of the shoe upon the foot of the wearer.-

It is still further the object of the invention to so cut the blank fromwhichthe heel lining is constructed, that when the latter is formed, that a minimum amount of labor will be required in cementing and stitching the edge portions thereof which require fastening. The invention consists of a heel lining constructed and arranged as set forth in the following specification and particularly pointed out in the claims thereof.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a l an vie vi of the blank from wh'ch a heel lining embodying our invention is formed.

Fig. 2 represents a perspective view of the finished lieel lining.

Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section through the heel lining taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. I

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

In the drawings, 5 represents a blank formed in a single piece from any suitable flexible sheet material preferably leather.- The blank '5 is formed with a counter portion 6 which in the completed lining is V and said counter portion 6 surrounds the heel of the wearer at the sides and back of said heel. Formed integral withth'e counter portion 6 are two sole portions 7, each of which is connected to the counter portion 6 by a neck portion 8. 'Each sole portion 7 is provided with a straight edge 9' which, after the lining is formed to fit the interior of a shoe, extends longitudinally of the sole portion of the shoe. The sole portions7 are each rovided with a curved end portion 10 which, after the lining is formed, consti tutes the rear end of each sole portion. The lower edge of an intermediate portion of the I blank 5 is provided with serrations 11 which extend from a point adjacent the inner end of the curved portion 10, said serrations preventing any undue wrinkling of the material in shaping the lining.

In forming the blank 5 to fit the heel portion of a shoe, the sole portions 7 of said blank are bent upwardly at the neck ortions 8 from the positions, illustrated in ig.

1, and the serrations 11 after'having their upper surfaces covered with a suitable cementing material, are also .bent upwardly approximately at 12, after which the intermediate portion of the blank i sbent and the edges 9 of the sole portions 7 are abutted together and secured in any suitable manner, but preferably by stitches 13. The serratipns 11 are now located beneath the rear. end 0 rear edge 10 thereof, and the upper surface of said serrations are stuck to the under the sole portion 7 adjacent to the curved surface of the sole portion 7, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3.

The'lining, as hereinbefore set forth, may be constructed with a minimum amount of labor as there is only one seam which re quires stitching and as this seam is centrally disposed and extends longitudinally of the completed lining, may'be very easily and smoothly accomplished, while the serrations 11 allow the lower edge of the intermediate portlon of the blank 5 to be secured beneath the sole portion without causing wrinkles or any other irregularities which would otherwise be uncomfortable to the wearer.

We claim:

1. A heel lining for ashoe formed of a single piece of flexible sheet material and embodying therein a counter portion and the stitching operation sole portions formed integral with said counter portion, said sole ortions being stitched together longitudinal y thereof.

2. A .heel lining for a shoe formed of a single piece of flexible sheet material and embodying therein a counter portion and sole portions formed integral with said counter portion, said sole portions being provided with curved rear ends and being stitched together longitudinally thereof and means to secure a lower edge portion of said counter portion to the rear curved ends of said sole portions.

3. A heel lining for a shoe formed of a sin le piece of flexilble sheet material and em'odying therein a counter portion and sole portions formed integral with said counter portion, said sole portions being provided with curved rear ends and being 1 stitched together longitudinally thereof to re eases forrna cent-rally disposed sear-n, said counter portion being rovided with serrations formed at its ower edge between said curved ends of said sole portions, said serrations being ada ted to fold beneath said sole portions at sai curved ends and means to secure said serrations to said sole portions.

In testimony set our hands in witnesses.

ISAAC STEIN.

SAMUEL STEIN.

Witnesses:

FRANKLIN E. Low, HAZEL F. LA Moose.

whereof vwe have hereunto presence of two subscribing 

